Objectives ~ Define psychological flexibility ~ Explore how to apply psychological flexibility ~ Identify the shortcut question What is Psychological Flexibility ~ The willingness to accept things as they are in the moment and make a conscious choice to act with effective purpose choosing behaviors, thoughts and feelings that move you toward a rich and meaningful life. Clarifying the Destination Values & Goals ~ Clarifying ~ Relationships: Who is most important to you? ~ Which...

100+ Practical Tools to Defeat Depression Social Interventions Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes, PhD, LPC-MHSP, LMHC Executive Director, AllCEUs Counseling Education Podcast Host: Counselor Toolbox, Happiness Isn’t Brain Surgery Objectives ~ Identify the benefits of social support ~ Explore the characteristics of healthy relationships ~ Identify ways to improve relationships ~ Baggage ~ Temperament ~ Assertiveness ~ Nurturing ~ Discuss the concepts of forgiveness and acceptance ~ Learn...

100+ Practical Tools to Defeat Depression Environmental Interventions Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes, PhD, LPC-MHSP, LMHC Executive Director, AllCEUs Counseling Education Podcast Host: Counselor Toolbox, Happiness Isn’t Brain Surgery Objectives ~ Discuss how all of your senses can either help you feel happier or more stressed. ~ Identify happiness triggers and ways to incorporate them into your home, car and office Connectedness ~ Your environment plays a big role in how you feel ~ A soothing...

100+ Practical Tools to Defeat Depression Physical Interventions Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes, PhD, LPC-MHSP, LMHC Executive Director, AllCEUs Counseling Education Podcast Host: Counselor Toolbox, Happiness Isn’t Brain Surgery Objectives ~ Identify why physical interventions are important to recovery and happiness ~ Explore different physical interventions Intro ~ There are a myriad of reasons why physical interventions are so helpful in treating depression and anxiety. ~ They release...

100+ Practical Tools to Defeat Depression Cognitive Interventions Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes, PhD, LPC-MHSP, LMHC Executive Director, AllCEUs Counseling Education Podcast Host: Counselor Toolbox, Happiness Isn’t Brain Surgery Objectives ~ Define cognitive interventions ~ Explore activities to address ~ Perceptions ~ Attributions and Locus of Control ~ Cognitive Distortions ~ ABCs ~ Shoulds ~ Optimism and Cognitive Restructuring ~ Affirmations ~ Time Management ~ Goals...

Based on Doc Snipes' upcoming book 100+ Practical Tools to Defeat Depression. Define emotional interventions Discuss why it is important to add-in happiness experiences Discuss solution focused methods for helping clients identify emotional interventions Define mindfulness and how it can help clients tap into happiness and gratitude and develop hardiness Explore types of emotional interventions that can be used in individual and group counseling Emotional interventions address the emotions...

Validation and Control Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes Executive Director DocSnipes.com Validation ~ Why do we need validation? ~ To feel good about ourselves ~ From whom do we need validation ~ The big question ~ Other people? ~ Our higher power? ~ Ourselves? ~ What does validation look like? ~ Validate feelings—Does that mean they feel the same? ~ Validate thoughts—Does that mean they agree? ~ Validate being — Does that mean I am lovable? Validation ~ What are some reasons we may not...

Legal Stuff ~ Happiness Isn’t Brain Surgery is designed for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for individualized, professional assistance. If you are in crisis, call 911. Raising a Happy Child Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes LPC-MHSP Executive Director, DocSnipes.com Podcast Host: Happiness Isn’t Brain Surgery and Counselor Toolbox Raising a Happy Child ~ Prevention ~ Help them develop an emotional vocabulary ~ Develop self-awareness, mindfulness and psychological...

Men’s Mental Health Connection between Anger, Anxiety & Depression • Anger and Anxiety = Fight or Flee • Many Faces of Anger • Jealousy, envy, regret, guilt, resentment, irritation, anger, rage • Many Faces of Anxiety • Fear, stress, worry, anxiety, terror • Depression = Hopeless and Helpless But Men Don’t…. • Yes they do! • Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson • Terry Bradshaw • Larry Sanders • Brandon Marshall • Joey Votto • John Kirwan • Clarke Carlisle • Dan Carcillo • Oscar De...

ACT and the Matrix with Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes Executive Director, AllCEUs Host: Counselor Toolbox & Happiness Isn’t Brain Surgery Objectives • Review the main points of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy • Review how to apply the matrix • Identify the shortcut question The Main Principles of ACT • The goals are to: • Create a rich and meaningful life, while accepting the pain that inevitably goes with it. • Learn to perceive difficult thoughts and feelings as harmless, even if...

Gaining Confidence in Relationships • Physical abandonment occurs when the physical conditions necessary for thriving have been replaced by lack of appropriate supervision • Physical disappearance (death, jail, job, choice) • Emotional abandonment occurs when parents do not provide the emotional conditions and the emotional environment necessary for healthy development. I like to define emotional abandonment as “occurring when a child has to hide a part of who he or she is in order to be...

Time-Out Trials and Tribulations Identify the function of the behavior ~ Not wanting to stop doing something fun ~ Desiring attention ~ Fear ~ Testing limits ~ Trying to get same privileges as older siblings ~ Privilege creep ~ Trying to assert power and control ~ Want to go home or get candy ~ Lack of skills to control the behavior ~ Overstimulation ~ Lack of emotional vocabulary Alternatives ~ For all suggestions, it is vital to keep your cool and not give in. ~ Understanding...

Mindful Eating Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes DocSnipes.com Podcast Host: Happiness Isn’t Brain Surgery Objectives ~ What is mindfulness ~ What is mindful eating and why is it important ~ What are some techniques for mindful eating What is Mindfulness ~ Mindfulness is the practice of being present in the current moment. ~ Aware of what is going on around you as well as inside you at the present moment without tying up energy in past regrets or future worries. ~ You are in tune with what you...

Learn the difference between emotional and factual reasoning. Learn to differentiate what’s actually happening from what you’re currently thinking about. Prove yourself wrong. Show yourself that your thoughts have no basis in truth. Go to the doctor and confirm that you aren’t dying of some incurable disease. Ask someone how they feel about you if you don’t know. Do not live in the grey area when answers are available. Stop trying to navigate the path while the hallway is dark. Do not make...

These people are plagued by a sense of time-urgency, hostility and often misdirected anger, poor organizational skills and a tendency to take on multiple tasks simultaneously.  Type A people often strive for perfection in everything, which often leads to doing many things poorly instead of doing a few things perfectly.   When things do not go as planned or are imperfect, Type As tend to take it personally which contributes to feelings of helplessness and hopelessness.   The other result is a...

Living with ADHD With Doc Snipes More resources are available at DocSnipes.com Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity ~ Difficulty getting organized ~ Chronic procrastination or trouble getting started ~ Many projects going simultaneously ~ Trouble with follow-through ~ A tendency to say whatever comes to mind without considering timing or appropriateness ~ A frequent search for high stimulation ~ An intolerance of boredom ~ Easy distractibility; trouble focusing attention, tendency to...

Goal Setting Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes PhD, LPC-MHSP, LMHC Executive Director, AllCEUs Podcast Host: Counselor Toolbox, Happiness Isn’t Brain Surgery Objectives ~ Identify the purpose of setting goals ~ Learn about SMART goals and how to set them ~ Explore ways to identify their goals ~ Identify the 7 most common pitfalls in goal setting, and how to prevent them ~ Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Why Do I Care ~ Goal setting is an integral part of behavior change ~ Goal setting is...

Goal Setting Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes PhD, LPC-MHSP, LMHC Executive Director, AllCEUs Podcast Host: Counselor Toolbox, Happiness Isn’t Brain Surgery Objectives ~ Identify the purpose of setting goals ~ Learn about SMART goals and how to set them ~ Explore ways to identify their goals ~ Identify the 7 most common pitfalls in goal setting, and how to prevent them ~ Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Why Do I Care ~ Goal setting is an integral part of behavior change ~ Goal setting is...

Goal Setting Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes PhD, LPC-MHSP, LMHC Executive Director, AllCEUs Podcast Host: Counselor Toolbox, Happiness Isn’t Brain Surgery Objectives ~ Identify the purpose of setting goals ~ Learn about SMART goals and how to set them ~ Explore ways to identify their goals ~ Identify the 7 most common pitfalls in goal setting, and how to prevent them ~ Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Why Do I Care ~ Goal setting is an integral part of behavior change ~ Goal setting is...

Increasing Motivation and Addressing Fears Doc Snipes.com Recorded for the Happiness Isn’t Brain Surgery Podcast Review ~ Your rich and meaningful life ~ Emotionally ~ Mentally ~ Physically ~ Socially ~ Spiritually ~ Occupationally ~ Environmentally ~ What things, people, activities and values contribute to helping you achieve that rich and meaningful life? FEAR ~ F = Fusion (stuff your mind tells you that gets in the way when you get caught up in it) ~ E = Excessive goals...

Surfing the Worry Imp's Wave What  prompted you to write this book? I talk a lot in my classes about basic fears of rejection, isolation, failure, loss of control and the unknown triggering the fight or flight response.  What types of things do children often worry about? Why do children worry about things that adults don't worry about? Why do some things (like a fight with your best friend) feel so unbearable….and why can't youth understand that, in the big scheme of things, this is not...

Creating a Rich and Meaningful Life Host: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes For more resources visit docsnipes.com ~ First get honest about who and what is important in your life ~ If you woke up tomorrow and were living a rich and meaningful life, what would it be like? ~ Emotionally ~ What does it look like when you are happy? ~ What makes you happy now? How can you increase these things. ~ Mentally ~ What would your attitude be like? ~ How can you improve your attitude if needed? ~...